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Stop Using These 5 Excuses to Not Ride Your Bike to Work

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Dudek Law Firm

Commuting to work on a bike has a ton of benefits. In addition to the obvious health benefits to you personally, including weight loss and increased cardiovascular health, it’s also great for the environment and your finances. Bicycles have zero emissions and don’t require you to fill up on fuel, making it the best choice for getting around, especially for shorter trips. So, why don’t you ride your bike to work? Five Common Excuses to Not Commute by Bike It’s Not Safe – It is true that bicycling is statistically more dangerous than driving, with approximately 700 deaths occurring every year in America. However, studies by the CDC and NHTSA have shown that more than 75 percent of those fatal bike accidents occurred on the same handful of streets in each city. Plan your route so that you dodge the most dangerous roads in favor of streets with bike lanes and…
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What’s the Best Way to Deal with an Angry Driver?

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Dudek Law Firm

At some point or another, every cyclist will run into that one super angry driver that makes the Hulk look like a sedated teddy bear. While you would hope that you could get off with some healthy criticism of your glow-in-the-dark socks not quite glowing bright enough, it’s probably going to be more like a geyser of general hatred for bicyclists and how you shouldn’t qualify as a human being because you ride your bike on the street. Since you, the cyclist, are infinitely more vulnerable in these situations, it will likely fall to you to diffuse the situation. Here are some tips for how to deal with an angry driver. Before you even think about responding, take a peek at their license plate just in case things get out of hand. Make sure that you are always following bicycle laws. Even if you do make a mistake, you don’t…
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California Bicycle Law Places New Restrictions on Cyclists

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Dudek Law Firm

A new California bicycle law that recently went into effect requires cyclists to do what many say they have been doing all along. Now, bicycles, similar to any other slow moving vehicle, will be required to pull over to the far right of the road when traffic begins to get backed up behind them. The law went into effect at the start of this year, but tons of riders assumed it was a rule before that. “Sharing the road goes both ways,” said Gary Helfrich, executive director of the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition. “We always teach in bike safety classes [pulling over for traffic is] how to behave anyway.” However, Helfrich and other officials are quick to remind motorists that cyclists are not required in any way to put themselves in danger. Drivers should not be expecting riders to pull over before they feel it is safe. Same as with…
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